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Muhammad Ali (born
Cassius Marcellus Clay, on January 17, 1942) is a famous American
boxer. In 1999, Muhammad Ali was crowned "Sportsman of
the Century" by Sports Illustrated. He won the World Heavyweight
Boxing championship three times, and won the North American
Boxing Federation championship as well as an Olympic gold medal.
Muhammad Ali was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He was named
after his father, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Sr., (who was named
for the 19th century abolitionist and politician Cassius Clay).
Muhammad Ali later changed his name after joining the Nation
of Islam and subsequently converted to orthodox Sunni Islam
in 1975.
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